The purpose of a sketch a day is just to do it - sketch! It doesn't matter if it is an involved sketch or if it is a simple contour or gesture drawing. There are no rules except to sketch each day.

Life parameters can dictate the time investment, but a sketch a day commitment is designed to elevate the personal priority of sketching ... to enforce sketching. Making it into a "resolution" validates the activity (invests it with a bit of a challenge even!) and defends against competing demands. The sketch a day is designed for practice - to reinforce basic skills, and to provide daily contemplation on the issues of two dimensional representation.

Several of us are doing a sketch a day, and I would enjoy hearing from anyone else who decides to join in. We share our efforts, support each other, keep each other honest and... hopefully we'll have some fun doing this!

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Wednesday, April 6, 2011

March 31, 2011

    Two slightly ratty pine cones picked up on a walk. By this time of year, most pine cones have been laying on the ground all winter. It was a beautiful day so I took these back out and drew them on an aluminium filigree table, which distorted and added to the shadows. I thought I would like drawing the effect of the table on the shadows too, but the sun was moving too fast so I'll just try it with another object another day and closer to mid-day.
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  1. Amy MannApril 8, 2011 at 10:55 AM

    objects found on walks are the best! I really love the wonderful variation of marks and tones you achieve in such a simple drawing. Really nice!

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